| JULIE HARVEY |
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| Julie Harvey is an artist who lives and works in New York City. She received her BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University and MFA from Parsons School of Design in New York. She has exhibited her paintings and sculptures throughout the country and has been featured in many television shows and news programs. She has produced and directed multimedia events that have included musicians, dancers, video, lighting designers, and visual artists. Ms. Harvey received a grant in 1995 for her experimental use of a new aluminum panel called Alpolic as a support for paintings and sculptures. Through this research, she received a US Patent for bonding artist’s materials to these architectural panels. In 1999, Ms Harvey erected the Liberty Mural, a colossal 75-foot public.... |
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....artwork that celebrates the past and present of Lower Manhattan. The Liberty Mural suffered through the terrorist attacks of 9-11 yet remains proud and prominent in downtown New York. In 2005 Ms. Harvey produced a well-attended art performance event in New York City to launch her controversial “Go-Go nude” paintings. The many actors and dancers who were selected to perform at this event have become the subjects of Julie Harvey’s newest works of art. In addition, several of Ms. Harvey’s controversial “Go-Go nude” projects were included in an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art’s Research Library in 2007. The exhibit was titled “Documenting a Feminist Past: Art World Critique, 1960 to Now” and highlighted the contribution of female artists throughout history. |
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Louise Lowenthal March 16, 2006 |
Artists have traditionally used supports or substrates such as canvas, wood panels, and paper for paintings and drawings. These materials are fragile, flexible and susceptible to atmospheric changes which can cause expansion of the support material. Over time, these inherent properties can cause cracking, warping, and loss of integrity of the substrate and the artist’s materials. Artists have long sought other materials for use as a substrate that would avoid these problems and provide a permanent and rigid support to which various artists’ materials can be applied. Ms. Harvey has found that Alpolic panels, developed by Mitsubishi Chemical America, possess several characteristics that make them desirable for use as a substrate. Having been developed for use in exterior building construction, Alpolic panels are rigid and dimensionally stable; their polymeric finishes have the advantage of sunlight and weather resistance and can be considered permanent as compared to the traditional artists’ substrates. Alpolic panels come in lengths from 8 to 14-feet; however the panels can be easily cut to any size and shaped with small power tools. Since the panels comprise two metal sheets with a thermoplastic core, router tools can be utilized and the Alpolic substrate can be easily bent into a 3 dimensional rectangular shape. The panels can also be rolled to assume curvilinear shapes using the appropriate machinery. Ms. Harvey’s extensive research with Alpolic panels led to her discovery of several methods of bonding artist’s materials to its surface. One method in particular speeds up the drying time of artist’s premium oil paints without damaging the paint or its structure. This method when applied to Alpolic panels is a revolutionary way to keep up with today’s fast paced society. |
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| This website is dedicated to the memory of Ms. Louise Lowenthal, an artist and mentor who reached far beyond the traditional duties of an instructor to guide and nurture the talent or many young artists. She had a profound influence on my life and career and her unending support was the foundation for my success. Ms. Lowenthal was one of those rare individuals who only came along once in a life time. To this day, her guidance, encouragement, and support is incomparable. She was truly an exceptional being. I am very lucky to have had her life journey cross with mine. -Julie Harvey | ||||
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